National Basketball League News and Rumors

While a functional resolution once seemed possible, it now looks nearly certain that the complicated saga of Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers will only be ended in court. On Monday, Sterling and his lawyers announced that he would sue the NB…

While a functional resolution once seemed possible, it now looks nearly certain that the complicated saga of Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers will only be ended in court. On Monday, Sterling and his lawyers announced that he would sue the NB…

Given the way the opening 11 1/2 minutes of Game 3 of the 2014 NBA Finals went, it's absolutely perfect that this is the way the first quarter ended: Yep, that's Manu Ginobili stepping back away from Chris Andersen, popping a late-in-the-clock 3-pointer…

A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: SLAM. Adam Figman takes a look at the …

On Monday, the New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher to be their new head coach, and agreed to pay him a king's ransom in the process. On Tuesday, the team — led by president of basketball operations Phil Jackson — held a press conference at the Knicks' Gr…

Entertainers sending videos to prospective NBA free agents, in the hopes of luring them to a particular city in the league’s offseason, are nothing new. The New York Knicks went all out in 1996 with a video package featuring Woody Allen and Spike Lee am…

Chris Bosh only made a pair of jump shots in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Such a scenario could normally doom the Miami Heat since he’s scored more than half of his points in the playoffs via mid-range and three-point jumpers. It didn’t matter this time ar…

After a wild start to the 2014 NBA Finals in San Antonio that featured air conditioning malfunctions, cramping, a dominant fourth-quarter offensive display by the Spurs in Game 1, days of discussion about hydration, and LeBron James going god mode in Ga…

Bucks Big, Ekpe Udoh, Took His Book Club To The Movies

Ekpe Udoh is not a name a lot of people would mention when the topic of favorite players come up. But don’t tell that to his book club. Over the weekend, Udoh took members of his book club to a movie screening. The book club was an idea Udoh came up wit…

For what Washington Wizards Power Forward Trevor Booker lacks in size he makes up with his blue-collar approach. At 6-8, the Clemson product wore many hats this season for an exciting Washington Wizards team that made the playoffs for the first time sin…

There's Nothing Barring Steve Ballmer From Moving The Clippers

No one is saying Steve Ballmer intends to move the Clippers to Seattle. Ballmer specifically said he won't. Still, it's certainly notable that the term sheet Ballmer signed when agreeing to purchase the team does not contain any language committing him …

Lakers Are Waiting on LeBron & ‘Melo Before Hiring Coach

Both LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony have early termination options (ETO) this summer to either opt in or out of their current deals with the Heat and Knicks, respectively. The Lakers — who, aside from Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, have very few players …